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Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name: (KJV)

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עֹשֵׂ֨ה'o.Seh[the] maker of

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 1

כִימָ֜הkhi.MahPleiades

Lemma: כִּימָה (ki.mah) · Strong's: H3598

Parsing: Noun · Title · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNtfsa)

Meaning: Pleiades

Used 3 times. Also: Job 9:9, Job 38:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3598; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 2

וּכְסִ֗ילu.khe.Siland Orion

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3685G

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Orion

Used 3 times. Also: Job 9:9, Job 38:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3685G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 3

וְהֹפֵ֤ךְve.ho.Fekhand [the one who] turns

Lemma: הָפַךְ (ha.phakh) · Strong's: H2015

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to overturn

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:29, Exodus 7:15, Exodus 7:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2015; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 4

לַבֹּ֙קֶר֙la.Bo.kerinto <the> morning

Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: morning

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 5

צַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetdeep darkness

Lemma: צַלְמָ֫וֶת (tsal.ma.vet) · Strong's: H6757

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: shadow

Used 18 times. Also: Job 3:5, Job 10:21, Job 10:22, Job 12:22, Job 16:16, Job 24:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6757; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 6

וְי֖וֹםve.Yomand day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 7

לַ֣יְלָהLay.lahnight

Lemma: לַ֫יְלָה (lay.lah) · Strong's: H3915

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: night

Used 231 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3915; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 8

הֶחְשִׁ֑יךְhech.Shikhhe makes dark

Lemma: חָשַׁךְ (cha.shakh) · Strong's: H2821

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)

Meaning: to darken

Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 10:15, Job 3:9, Job 18:6, Job 38:2, Psalms 69:23, Psalms 105:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2821; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 9

הַקּוֹרֵ֣אha.ko.Re'the [one who] summons

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 10

לְמֵֽי\־le.mei-<to> [the] waters of

Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: water

Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 11

הַיָּ֗םhai.Yamthe sea

Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sea

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 12

וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכֵ֛םvai.yish.pe.Khemand he poured out them

Lemma: שָׁפַךְ (sha.phakh) · Strong's: H8210G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to pour: pour

Used 69 times. Also: Exodus 4:9, Exodus 29:12, Leviticus 4:7, Leviticus 4:18, Leviticus 4:25, Leviticus 4:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8210G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 13

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 14

פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei[the] surface of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: surface

Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 15

הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 16

יְהוָ֥הYah.weh[is] Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 17

שְׁמֽוֹ\׃\ \סshe.Moname his

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Amos 5:8 word 18

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He who made	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
the Pleiades	→	כִּימָה H3598 Pleiades
and Orion	→	כְּסִיל H3685G Orion
who turns	→	הָפַךְ H2015 to overturn
darkness	→	צַלְמָ֫וֶת H6757 shadow
into dawn	→	בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning
and darkens	→	חָשַׁךְ H2821 to darken
day	→	יוֹם H3117G day
into night	→	לַ֫יְלָה H3915 night
who summons	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
the waters	→	מַי H4325G water
of the sea	→	יָם H3220G sea
and pours them	→	שָׁפַךְ H8210G to pour: pour
over	→	עַל H5921A upon
the face	→	פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is His name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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